Edinho Júnior

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Edinho Júnior
Personal information
Full name Edon Júnior Viegas Amaral[1]
Date of birth (1994-03-07) 7 March 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Faro, Portugal
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2007–2012 Olhanense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Blackburn Rovers 1 (0)
2013 →
Shillong Lajong
(loan)		 6 (2)
2013 → Whitehawk (loan) 3 (0)
2014 Harrisburg Islanders 5 (0)
2014–2016 Farense 33 (4)
2016 TuS Erndtebrück 16 (2)
2017 Almancilense 11 (3)
2018 Gaz Metan Mediaș 1 (0)
2018–2019 Ferreiras 27 (3)
International career
2013 Portugal U19 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:15, 10 May 2019 (UTC)

Edon Júnior Viegas Amaral (born 7 March 1994), known as Edinho Júnior, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Career

Edinho started his career in Portuguese club S.C. Olhanense's youth team where he caught the eye of Scottish Premier League side Celtic, who were rumored to be interested in signing the player for £500,000.[2]

Blackburn Rovers

In June 2012, Edinho went on trial at English club

Shillong Lajong.[7]

Shillong Lajong (loan)

Edinho joined the I-League side

Shillong Lajong.[11]
FIFA has made a documentary on him and his dancing skills for the club and released it as FIFA Football Mundial- A dancing 'Hero' in India.[12][13]

Whitehawk (loan)

On 19 July 2013, Edinho joined newly promoted

Conference South side Whitehawk on a one-month loan deal.[14]
On 18 September 2013, he returned to Blackburn after making three appearances for Whitehawk.

Harrisburg City Islanders

On 24 January 2014, Edinho joined

USL Pro side Harrisburg City Islanders on a free transfer.[15]

Farense

In July 2014, Edinho joined

Segunda Liga side Farense.[16]

International career

Edinho made his debut for

2013 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship elite qualification against Bulgaria U19, a 7–0 win,[17] and Czech Republic U19, a 4–1 win,[18]
coming on as substitute in both games.

Personal life

Edinho is the son of former Brazilian footballer

Edon Amaral Neto.He is married with Bianca Iulia Safta Amaral since 2021. [5]

Career statistics

As of 10 October 2013
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League[a] FA Cup League Cup Other[b] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Blackburn Rovers 2012–13[19] 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Shillong Lajong
 2012–13 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2
Whitehawk 2013–14 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 10 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 2
  1. The Football League
  2. Football League play-offs

References

  1. ^ Footballzz.co.uk profile
  2. Trinity Mirror
    . 13 February 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Portuguese teen set for Blackburn Rovers run-out". Lancashire Telegraph. Newsquest (North West) Ltd. 20 July 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Blackburn Rovers to sign Paulo Jorge and Edon Junior". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  5. ^ a b "Blackburn Rovers sign Olhanense starlet". Algarve Resident. MMS Publishing Lda. 3 August 2012. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  6. ^ "Blackburn 2–1 Leicester". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  7. ^ "Edinho signs for Shillong Lajong on loan". Shillong Lajong. 13 February 2013. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  8. ^ Youngster in ground-breaking move
  9. ^ Soccerway report: Pune 2–2 Shillong Lajong
  10. ^ "I-League report: Pune 2–2 Shillong Lajong". Archived from the original on 7 May 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  11. ^ Junior Soccerway profile
  12. ^ "A dancing 'hero' in India". YouTube.com. FIFA. 23 September 2013. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  13. ^ Daniel, Chris Punnakkattu (14 June 2013). "VIDEO: FIFA Futbol Mundial Series on Indian football". cpdfootball.de. Archived from the original on 21 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  14. ^ Blackburn Rovers forward Edinho Junior to join Whitehawk on loan
  15. ^ Edinho joins Blackburn Rovers exodus
  16. ^ Farense conta com mais quatro reforços (Farense has four reinforcements)
  17. ^ "Portugal U19 vs. Bulgaria U19 - 4 June 2013 - Soccerway".
  18. ^ "Czech Republic U19 vs. Portugal U19 – 6 June 2013 – Soccerway".
  19. ^ "Portugal - Edinho Júnior - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 May 2014.

External links

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